8,000 Afghan refugees arrested in Pakistan

AT-KABUL: Some 8,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested in Khaybar-Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan since the beginning of the current year, media have reported. Security officials of Peshawar confessed that 8,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested by police in different areas of Khaybar Pakhtunkhwa, 1TV Channel reports. Peshawar police have claimed the …

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23 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar airstrike

AT-KABUL: At least 23 Daesh loyalist fighters were killed in drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province within past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. “These Daesh loyalist fighters were killed in two separate drone strike conducted by foreign troops in Nazian and Kot district,” said Provincial Governor Spokesman Attullah Khogianai. He …

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16 Taliban fighters killed in Helmand

AT-KABUL: At least 16 Taliban insurgents were killed and six others were wound in separate air and ground raids of the Afghan forces in southern Helmand Province on Sunday. Afghan forces raided on a Taliban hideout in Saffron area of Sangeen district, killing 10 insurgents and wounding six others, said …

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Social Stigma and Youth trouble

The shame or disgrace attached to something that is unacceptable to society can be regarded as social stigma. Erving Goffman, one of the most influential sociologists of twentieth century explains,   the phenomenon whereby an individual with an attribute which is deeply discredited by his/her society is rejected as a result …

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Two killed by own bomb

AT-KABUL: Two persons were killed when a bomb they were planting went off Saturday in Paktika province, provincial office said in a statement. The statement said the bombers attempted to plant the bombs on a roadside between the districts of Khirkot and Sharan to target the innocent people of the …

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17.8 per cent increase in civilian casualties: AIHRC

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission reports of 9,431 civilian casualties, 17.8 per cent increase in April 2015 to April 2016. Suicide attacks, ground engagements and mine explosions are counted as main reasons behind the enhance, head of the commission Sima Samar said Saturday. She said that …

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Case against PoPA extension

Afrasiab Khattak-Protection of Pakistan Act (PoPA) one of the major anti-terrorist laws in Pakistan, expired yesterday. It was promulgated in July 2014 with a two year sunset clause. In this way PoPA has come to an end after completing its prescribed age. The present government has every intention of extending …

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27 insurgents killed in operations

AT-KABUL: Twenty seven Taliban fighters were killed and22others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted …

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Parliament to offer complaints about Pakistan’s interference to IPU

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: After leaking documents about supporting armed insurgents by Pakistan intelligence, Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament took decision to complain about obvious military interference of Islamabad to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments. It was established in 1889 with …

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